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China-Japan-Koreas
Panic in China as 980ft skyscraper mysteriously begins to shake despite NO earthquakes in the area - sending pedestrians fleeing
2021-05-19
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The SEG Plaza started to sway at 1pm on Tuesday in Shenzhen, China, causing panicked shoppers to flee

  • Authorities remain baffled after no earthquakes were recorded in the region and wind speed was 27mph

  • The 79-storey building was built in 2000 and is home to a major electronics market and various offices
Too much fly ash in the concrete mix again, or is this a different kind of corner cutting?
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  the wind can put an enormous load on tall buildings

some of them relieve this by swaying, e.g., the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-05-19 15:31  

#9  #8, so what the have is some kind of a vertical 'Galloping Gertie?'
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-05-19 10:19  

#8  Yes, #2 - cornering winds are tricky.
Posted by: Bobby   2021-05-19 09:58  

#7  The area has aquifer issues already. See here.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-05-19 09:06  

#6  

What I noticed.
Common Sense People running for safety and still the usual IDIOTS standing there with cameras whipped out wanting to get that ultimate YOUTUBE VIDEO to fall or hit them square in the face.


Posted by: NN2N1   2021-05-19 08:10  

#5  Someone playing with one of Tesla's machines?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-05-19 08:00  

#4  Baffled?
Of course not,
Godzilla was merely strolling by on an adjacent street.


Good enough explanation for the next few months.
Posted by: Vortigern the Full Bosomed9363   2021-05-19 05:47  

#3  Realised where it was built, wants to leave?
Posted by: Bunyip   2021-05-19 02:43  

#2  Vibrating at a resonant frequency, maybe driven by the wind?
Posted by: SteveS   2021-05-19 01:33  

#1  Neglected to drill foundation pillars all the way to bedrock?
Posted by: Whains Speatch8051   2021-05-19 00:39  

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